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Date of these obituaries: 08-14-2001
Rodna Kostoski, seamstress at Lazarus for 28 years
Rodna Kostoski, 55, of Erlanger, who came to America from Macedonia when she was 23 years old and worked 28 years as a seamstress at Lazarus department stores, died Sunday of cancer at her home.
"She was an excellent seamstress, " said her daughter, Vase Kostoski of Erlanger. "Back in Europe, she had made clothes for her family."
After emigrating from Europe in 1968, Mrs. Kostoski quickly found work at Lazarus in the men's clothing alterations department.
"She loved it there, " said her daughter. "Lazarus employed a lot of former Europeans to do that kind of work.
"When my mother started, there were 40 people there doing alterations. When she retired, there were only two."
In Erlanger, Mrs. Kostoski no longer made clothes for her family because she discovered it was cheaper to buy them than to make them, said her daughter. However, Mrs. Kostoski did a lot of knitting and crocheting.
"She was very fast, " said Vase Kostoski. "She could make a whole blanket in just a few days."
Mrs. Kostoski especially enjoyed living in America, said her daughter. "It was kind of rough in Macedonia, " she said. "She did farm work there and it was very hard work."
Mrs. Kostoski followed her older brother to America. Later, other relatives also came.
Mrs. Kostoski was a member of St. Ilija Macedonian Orthodox Church in Cincinnati. "She loved going to church dances, " said her daughter. "She was a great dancer.
"And she was a great mom. That's for sure."
Other survivors include brothers, Branko Keitofski and Blaze Keitofski, both of Erlanger, and sister, Nada Kanzanov of Sturtevant, Wis.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Ilija Macedonian Orthodox Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Linnemann Funeral Home, Erlanger.
Burial will be in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati. Memorials are suggested to St. Ilija Macedonian Orthodox Church, 8465 Wuest Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45247.
Hazel Irene Abdon, 63, of Glencoe, died at 11:35 p.m. Thursday at her home. She was a retired manager with Olan Mills.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth Randall Hall of Ludlow; daughters, Karen Hamlin of Glencoe and Paula Ann Hall Baer of Newport; a brother, Hershel Hall of Covington; a sister, Linda Mey of Glendale, Ariz.; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Mother of God cemetery Chapel, Fort Wright.
Catchen Funeral Home, Covington, is handling arrangements.
Mary Doane Carpenter, 101, of Taylor Mill, died at 2:30 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabe th Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was executive director of housekeeping with Booth Hospital, Covington, and a former assistant director of housekeeping with Children's Hospital Medical Ce nter in Cincinnati and a member of Fort Mitchell Baptist Church. Her husband, Roy Woodford Carpenter, died in 1944.
Survivors include a daughter, Rowena Carpenter of Taylor Mill; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Swindler and Currin Funeral Home, Latonia. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Carpenter Family Cemetery, Richwood.
Memorials are suggested to Fort Mitchell Baptist Church, New Century Fund, 2323 Dixie Hwy., Fort Mitchell, Ky. 41017; Kentucky Baptist Home for Children, 10200 Linn Station Road, Suite 200, Louisville, Ky. 40223; or Oneida Baptist Institute, P. O. Box 67, Oneida, Ky. 40972.
Ricky Allen Harney Fightmaster, 53, of London, Ohio, formerly of Harrison County, died Monday at Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio.
He was a retired truck driver. A daughter, Lisa T. Fightmaster, preceded him in death.
Survivors include a son, David Rex Fightmaster of Scott County; daughters, Barbara Allen Richey and Rena Lynn Fightmaster, both of Harrison County; a stepbrother, William Claude Fightmaster of Scott County; a stepsister, Patsy Turner of Harrodsburg; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.
Tommy Lee Messer, 59, of Dry Ridge, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. He was a retired farmer.
Survivors include sons, Tommy Messer of Williamstown and Mike Messer of Dry Ridge; a daughter, Linda Cook of Falmouth; brothers, Alva Messer of Florida, Ray Messer of Glencoe, Roger Messer of Mount Zion, Dallas Messer of Sparta and Bobby Messer of Owenton; sisters, Alice Stern of Florence, Rita Wainscott of Morgan, Della Mae Messer of Jackson County and Beatrice Kinman of Georgetown; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Messer Family Cemetery, Jackson County. Memorials are suggested to the family, P.O. Box 146, Dry Ridge, Ky. 41035.
Eckler-Hudson Funeral Home, Dry Ridge, is handling arrangements.
James P. Morgan, 75, of Williamstown, died Saturday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown. He was a custodian with Deming Schools in Mount Olivet and a carpenter.
Survivors include a son, Steve Morgan of Mount Olivet; a daughter, Sherry Field of Corinth; brothers, Robert Morgan of Warren, Mich., and Wilbert Morgan of Alexandria; sisters, Margie England and LaVonne Fryman, both of Augusta; three grandchildren and a step-great-grandson.
Services were this morning at Kain and Kabler Funeral Home, Mount Olivet. Burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Margaret "Margie" Smith, 62, of Burlington, died Monday at St. Luke Hospital West, Florence. Arrangements are pending at Stith Funeral Home, Florence.
Bernice L. Woods Webb, 90, of Alexandria, died Friday at Mountain Crest Nursing Home, Cincinnati. She was a waitress.
Survivors include a daughter, Juanita Messer of Alexandria; a son, Robert Styers of Kentucky; sisters, Theessa Davis of Kentucky, Martha Burkett of Pennsylvania and Virginia Sands of Ohio; brothers, Floyd Woods of Kentucky and Chester Woods of Oregon; and 11 grandchildren. Her husband, Paul N. Webb, preceded her in death.
Services will be at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in Arlington Memorial Gardens, Cincinnati.
Nurre Brothers Funeral Home, Cincinnati, is handling arrangements.
• Wilma Marie Wix, 70, of Asheville, N.C., died Sunday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County, Williamstown.
She was a retired accounting department worker with BASF Co., and a member of Sunrise Baptist Church in Asheville and the BASF Oldtimers Club. Her first husband, Joe Sorrells Webb Jr., died in 1954.
Survivors include her husband, Fred Wix; stepsons, Fred "Mike" Wix of Brandenburg and Steve n Wix of Asheville; daughters, Donna Bennett of Dry Ridge and Dena Joette Webb of Asheville; brothers, Dr. Calvin Metcalf of Knoxville, Tenn., and Samuel Metcalf of Madison, Ala.; sisters, Yevonne Revis of Fayetteville, N.C., and Myra Hall of Mullins, N.C.; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Anders-Rice Funeral Home, Asheville. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pisgah View Cemetery, Enka, N.C. Memorials are suggested to American Heart Fund for Pneuropathy, P.O. Box 52, Hickory, N.C. 28603.
